Town’s two full-time Librarians:
- Cultivate intellectual inquiry, access to information and individual pathways to learning.
- Model and teach best practices of academic and online integrity.
- Respect students’ intellectual freedom, access to information, and individual pathways to life-long learning.
- Curate extensive library resources so that everyone’s story is celebrated and shared to foster a feeling of belonging.
- Build a community culture that supports the joy of reading.
Our librarians play a critical role in our Character Development Program, where they focus on the development of information literacy.
40 Book Challenge
Adapted from The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller, the 40 Book Challenge is an optional and very popular challenge designed for students in third through eighth grades.
The Challenge brings a joyful competitive element to a school community made up of dedicated and passionate readers. Individuals are challenged to read 40 books across genres including adventure, fantasy, historical fiction, humor, nonfiction, poetry, books with diverse perspectives, award-winning books, graphic novels, and more.
Once completed, students are able to receive their 40 Book Challenge sticker and their names are celebrated in our weekly community newsletter!
| The librarians teach a progressive program of skills instruction in all grades, and boys learn to rely on the library and librarians as a trusted resource to support their studies. |